Fulham · Suburb / Locality

Family & Households in Fulham

How families and households are made up across the area.

Nearly 30% of residents in Fulham live by themselves, making single-person homes a common sight. While the area follows national patterns for typical household size, it has a higher share of lone dwellers than most of Australia.

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Where Fulham sits — Average household size

2.5 ▲ +8.7%
  • 1.5–1.6: 490 areas
  • 1.6–1.8: 168 areas
  • 1.8–1.9: 642 areas
  • 1.9–2.1: 816 areas
  • 2.1–2.2: 1854 areas
  • 2.2–2.4: 1319 areas
  • 2.4–2.5: 2753 areas
  • 2.5–2.7: 1349 areas
  • 2.7–2.8: 2332 areas
  • 2.8–3.0: 805 areas
  • 3.0–3.1: 1044 areas
  • 3.1–3.3: 289 areas
  • 3.3–3.4: 386 areas
  • 3.4–3.6: 110 areas
  • 3.6–3.7: 85 areas
  • 3.7–3.9: 40 areas
  • 3.9–4.0: 258 areas

All suburb / locality areas, 2021. The marker is Fulham — higher than 50% of areas.

Average household size compared with the state and national average
Fulham2.5
5024, SA 2.5
South Australia 2.4
Australia 2.5

Households

Average household size.

People per home average 2.5, which is about the same as the South Australian and national figures. Two-person homes are the most common at 30.5%, followed by those living alone at 28.9%.

2.5 ▲ +8.7%

Higher than 50% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 2.3
  • 2016: 2.4
  • 2021: 2.5

Average number of people usually resident per household.

28.9% ▼ -9.2%

Higher than 68% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 31.8%
  • 2016: 29.7%
  • 2021: 28.9%

Share of households that are a single person living alone.

Household size

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Fulham splits fairly evenly between 2 people (30%) and 1 person (29%), with 4 people at 17%.

Families

Family types and one-parent families.

Couples with children make up the majority of families at 63.2%. One-parent families account for 11.7%, which is well below the South Australian figure of 14.8%.

11.7% ▲ +34.4%

Higher than 56% of suburb / locality areas.

  • 2011: 8.7%
  • 2016: 11.1%
  • 2021: 11.7%

Share of people who live in one-parent families.

Family composition

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In Fulham, Couples with children is the majority at 63%; Couples without children is next at 24%.

Sources

  • Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).

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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Fulham [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sal/SAL40467/fulham/topic/family-households